Todd Mall

The Todd Mall is a mostly pedestrian mall in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia which serves as its "main street" and is one of the primary locations for shopping and leisure in the town. It contains many of the town's restaurants.^[1]

Todd Mall

Todd Mall in 2015
Location	Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Coordinates	23°41′59″S 133°52′58″E
Address	Tuit Lane, Alice Springs 0870
No. of stores and services	26

The Todd Mall Markets in 2015

Fortnightly, from mid-March to early December, it also hosts the "Todd Mall Markets" as well as a number of "Night Markets" throughout the year.^[2] The Todd Mall is also the location of the Alice Springs Town Council's annual "Christmas Carnival" which features the lighting of the council's Christmas Tree on the Council Lawns.^[3]

History

The Todd Mall is part of the first 104 lots of land released in the original township of Stuart which were released in 1888. From the very beginning the area now called Todd Mall, the northern section of what was then Todd Street, was considered the town's commercial centre; especially after the Stuart Arms Hotel was built (this is now the location of Alice Plaza).^[4]

Development

Significant developments were made to the Todd Mall in the following years:

• 1978; it was turned into a semi-mall; with one way traffic (and it was affectionately known as the Small)
• 1987; it became a fully pedestrian mall
• 2013; the far northern part of the Mall was opened again to cars in an effort to revitalise the mall^[5]

Aboriginal boys outside Heenan's Milk Bar on the Todd Mall in 1957 or 1958

Todd St, Alice Springs [Charlie Meyers saddlery on what is now the Todd Mall]

A march on Todd Street, Alice Springs, 1938 - 1948. Image show Wallis Fogarty's

Todd Street, Alice Springs, 1938 - 1948

Todd St, Alice Springs, looking north, 1938 - 1948

Buildings and tenants

• Adelaide House Museum
• AIATSIS Central Australia^[6]
• Alice Plaza (previously Ford Plaza)
• Alice Springs Cinema
• Alice Springs Visitor Information Centre
• Aurora Alice Springs (Hotel)
• Cafe Uccelo
• Epilogue Cafe and Lounge
• Jila Arts
• John Flynn Memorial Church
• Leaping Lizards Gallery
• Mbantua Fine Art Gallery
• Megafauna Central
• Mixed Lollies (Clothing)
• Outback Cycling
• Outbush
• Page 27 (Cafe)
• Piccolo's Cafe and Restaurant
• Red Dog Cafe
• Red Kangaroo Books
• Sporties Restaurant
• Sugar & Spice Children’s Boutique
• Talapi (Gallery)
• The Bakery, Alice Springs
• The Gem Gave (also the site of the first library in 1953)
• The Goods (Cafe)
• Todd Tavern

Former tenants

• Charlie Meyers Saddlery (operated by Charlie and Annie Meyers)
• Eager Beavers (Grocery)
• Gum Tree Cafe
• Murray Neck
• Stuart Arms Hotel
• The Lane (Restaurant)
• Uncle Edy's Ice Cream (closed 2020)
• Wallis Fogarty Store
• Windles Garage

See also

• List of shopping centres in Australia

References

1. Amanda (20 August 2012). "Shopping in Alice Springs". Travel Outback Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
2. admin (29 January 2014). "Todd Mall Markets". www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
3. "2020 Christmas Carnival and Night Markets". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
4. Holmes, Kate (1990). Alice Springs, the first 104 lots : a project to document the ownership and building history of the original township of Stuart, now Alice Springs, from 1888 to the present. [Darwin] : National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory).
5. "Cars in Todd Mall again? – Alice Springs News". 13 September 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
6. Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (2 February 2024). "AIATSIS Central Australia Unveiled: A Cultural Milestone in Mparntwe". aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

External links

• Alice Springs Town Council; Todd Mall Markets
• Todd Mall Markets Incorporated; Todd Mall Markets
• Travel Outback Australia; Shopping in Alice Springs